Product News Plastic from Rice Waste? A Biodegradable Option August 22, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Take a look at that plastic bottle sitting next to you. If that bottle was left there untouched, it would take an average of 450 years to fully disappear. If it were made with Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) it might crack eventually, but it will never be fully gone from this world. Never. Even broken down […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News More buyers switching to acetylene based PVC in China August 19, 2014 by plasticsinfomart More buyers in China are reporting that acetylene based PVC is attracting more interest these days as this product is continuing to be traded at a discount that is close to a record high against ethylene based PVC as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Domestic prices for both ethylene and acetylene based PVC are […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News US PVC faces subdued demand in Turkey, Egypt August 16, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Players report that buying interest for American PVC cargoes is generally low in Turkey and Egypt nowadays as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Import American PVC offers currently retain their strength at steady levels in those markets supported by firm dynamics in the US. Ethylene costs remain high given relatively reduced supplies for the […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News Will copolymers maintain a larger premium over homo PP in China? August 13, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The traditional premium block copolymer PP carries over homo PP has grown larger in the past few months in China, as can be seen from the graph below as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. PP block copolymer import prices currently carry a premium of around $160-165/ton over homo-PP imports with this figure standing at […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Product News Vincent Medical Draws On Local And Global Capabilities Of Teknor Apex For Switching Anesthesia Device From Pvc To Tpe August 13, 2014 by plasticsinfomart HONG KONG, August 12, 2014: A crystal clear medical elastomer from Teknor Apex has enabled a leading contract manufacturer of medical devices to replace PVC in a critical anesthesia component without sacrificing the assembly and handling advantages for which PVC tubing is well known. Vincent Medical selected Medalist® MD-585 thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compound in response […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Market News 3D Printing Plastic Sales to Hit $1.4 Billion by 2019 August 12, 2014 by plasticsinfomart From novelty figurines, Dita Von Teese posing in a 3D printed dress to the world going into meltdown over a 3D printed firearm, some people have shied away from 3D printing claiming it to be nothing more than a fad. Spring forward to 2014, we now have 3D printed prosthetics, food products, car parts, it’s […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Product News Product varieties raise demand for plastic goods August 12, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Demand for plastic goods, especially from households, has boomed in recent years, as manufacturers continue to expand their product range amid fierce competition. The plastic industry has grown enough to handle the rising demand from local and foreign markets , said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association. The annual […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices
Recycling News From refrigerator to plant trays – a recycling concept for a challenging project August 12, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Königsbrunn, July 2014 – CPE Entsorgung GmbH (www.cpe-recycling.de), established in 1992 in the small North German town of Liebenau, can look back on plenty of experience in recycling old plastics. “Ever since 1996, we’ve been producing about 25,000 tons of recycled plastics a year as a second business pillar alongside our general waste disposal services. […] Read more » Business Directory masterbatches plastic companies Plastic Jobs Plastics Industry Portal Plastics News plastics Trade Raw Material & Chemical Prices